Pin the mustache on MrFlip? 

posted by Valatan at 12:12PM CST on March 05

Wallball? Foursquare? 

posted by habcous at 06:18PM CST on March 05

blind man's beer, like in the outdoorsman.
schwagball
washers
bocce
(those are all paired events, like the 3 legged race) 

posted by reid at 11:54AM CST on March 06

Shit, I haven't played bocce since I was a kid. Can you find a set of balls down here? 

posted by Valatan at 03:10PM CST on March 06

I realize the gross inappropriateness of this but...I can only imagine valatan holding out "the hand sign" while he says that last sentence. 

posted by natedogg at 03:48PM CST on March 06

I have a set of bocce balls. I don't have a set of washers, but flip could build it in a minute. I can assemble a schwagball set for you in about the same (I may have to rent the schwags from a Keg supply place, but it ain't much). blind man's beer takes about a case or so for all of us (4 brews per pair of people) and some rope or cord to outline our boundaries. 

posted by reid at 06:33PM CST on March 06

Foursquare, dodgeball, kickball; watermelon seed spitting; three-legged race; chicken fighting.

I'd like to have a running of the Tridorkathalon: Dizzy Run, pedal Big Wheel around obstacle course, Slip 'n' Slide as run, bike, swim. This requires getting hold of two big wheels and a slip'n'slide.

Also, Hot Sauce tasting -- with actually potent hot sauce this time. Or just "Danger Foods" as a multipoint event (1 point per danger food). 

posted by mrflip at 07:42PM CST on March 06

egg toss? no boiling in advance, natch.
tug of war?
my school's Sports Day used to have a team event that involved a giant (Alkaline) Earth ball (i'm guessing 7' diameter) that you had to push, roll, bat, or otherwise get back to your side of the field. Much scraping and bruising resulted, which is really the point, right? 

posted by ms cegenation at 02:01PM CST on March 09

I'd love to play the 7' ball game.

Also, my school (like many) had a large parachute with the strings cut off. That meant sweet ass games like popcorn where everyone moves the parachute up and down to jump balls around in the center. Unfortunately, having looked for one of appropriate size for adults, they are not cheap. 

posted by natedogg at 02:47PM CST on March 09

The parachute thing is actaully a pretty standard PE item for all elementary school kids. Did you by any chance look in PE education supplies? 

posted by TowtruckJohnny at 05:27PM CST on March 09

Derby hats shall be worn by all members who elect to partake in the hand game..

posted by shi at 01:26AM CST on March 11

wait, not derbies. straw boaters 

posted by shi at 01:35AM CST on March 11

Lawn Darts 

posted by beckto at 02:54PM CST on March 11